comparison
Pane vs Clor
TL;DR
Clor is a hosted service that runs Claude Code and Codex sessions in Docker containers on your own machine or on cloud runners you rent from it, with a browser, Mac and phone UI, shared memory across agents, and Claude and Codex able to consult each other. Pane is a free, open-source desktop app that runs any CLI agent locally, each in its own git worktree and real terminal, with a Changes panel, git buttons and an orchestrator, and no account. Pick Clor if you want full container isolation, cloud runners and phone access and are fine with a hosted control plane; pick Pane if you want everything local, any agent, and no account.
which one should you pick?
pick clor if
- → you use Claude Code and Codex together and want them to consult each other
- → your parallel tasks fight over ports, databases or Docker, so you want a container each
- → you want to move work from your laptop to a rented cloud machine and check from a phone
- → you're fine with a hosted control plane holding your transcripts
pick pane if
- → you want everything local, with no account
- → you use agents beyond Claude Code and Codex
- → you want work to stay in your local repo, in worktrees
- → you want git run directly from buttons, not through agent turns
at a glance
yespartly, or with a catchno
| pane11 yes · 2 partly · 0 no | clor6 yes · 6 partly · 1 no | |
|---|---|---|
| basics | ||
| what it is | desktop app: real terminals for agents, side by side | hosted control plane with local or cloud runners |
| license | AGPL-3.0, open source | control plane closed; containers and skills public |
| price | free | control plane free; cloud runners $0.30 to $4.95 per hour |
| platforms | ||
| Windows | yes (x64 and ARM64) | through WSL2 and Docker Desktop |
| repos inside WSL | yes: agents, terminals and git run in the distro | yes, as the Windows runner |
| macOS | yes | yes, Mac app and CLI |
| Linux | yes (AppImage, .deb) | CLI and browser; desktop app coming |
| agents | ||
| agents | any CLI | Claude Code and Codex |
| how agents run | the agent's own terminal UI | a chat view over JSON streaming |
| shared memory | each agent keeps its own | searchable transcripts and a wiki |
| everyday work | ||
| isolation per task | a worktree and branch | a Docker container |
| commit, push, merge | buttons and shortcuts | handed to the agent |
| remote and teams | ||
| phone | iOS and Android app coming soon; browser app via Remote Pane today | installable web app |
| safety and setup | ||
| where sessions live | on your machine | transcripts on Clor's servers by default |
| account needed | no | yes |
basics
what it is
pane
clor
hosted control plane with local or cloud runnerslicense
pane
clor
control plane closed; containers and skills publicprice
pane
clor
control plane free; cloud runners $0.30 to $4.95 per hourplatforms
Windows
pane
clor
through WSL2 and Docker Desktoprepos inside WSL
pane
clor
yes, as the Windows runnermacOS
pane
clor
yes, Mac app and CLILinux
pane
clor
CLI and browser; desktop app comingagents
agents
pane
clor
Claude Code and Codexhow agents run
pane
clor
a chat view over JSON streamingshared memory
pane
clor
searchable transcripts and a wikieveryday work
isolation per task
pane
clor
a Docker containercommit, push, merge
pane
clor
handed to the agentremote and teams
phone
pane
clor
installable web appsafety and setup
where sessions live
pane
clor
transcripts on Clor's servers by defaultaccount needed
pane
clor
yesFacts checked on October 3 and 4, 2026: Clor CLI v1.9.182 and Pane v2.4.157.
what it's like to use
Clor's hosted spaces need an account, which we don't create for these tests, so these are its local agent and review panes, run from its CLI. Green notes work well, blue ones are nice touches, amber ones are confusing, and red ones are missing or broken.
1.an agent at work
Pane
Clor
2.reviewing the change
Pane
Clor
the real difference: hosted containers or local worktrees
Clor isolates tasks in containers behind a hosted service. Pane isolates them in worktrees on your machine.
Clor gives each task a Docker container with its own private Docker daemon, on your machine or on a cloud runner, so tasks can't fight over ports, databases or services, and work can move from a laptop to a rented machine. Orchestration goes through Clor's closed control plane: every command needs an account, and transcripts, which contain code, are stored in its shared memory by default.
Pane gives each task a git worktree and branch on your machine, with .env and agent config copied in and its own port block, which covers most port clashes without containers. Nothing goes through a Pane service; agents talk only to their own providers.
agents and git
Clor manages Claude Code and Codex. Pane runs any agent and runs git itself.
Clor drives Claude Code and Codex through JSON streaming, with polished chat panes and the ability for one to ask the other; other agents only run as plain terminal tabs. Its git UI hands commits and pushes to the agent as requests. Pane runs any CLI in its own terminal, and commit, push and merge are buttons and shortcuts that run git directly. Pane's Sessions orchestrator can still have Claude and Codex consult each other, in separate panes.
windows
Clor on Windows means WSL2 plus Docker Desktop. Pane is a native app.
Clor's runners on Windows must run inside WSL2 with Docker Desktop's integration turned on, and its Windows and Linux desktop apps are "coming soon". Pane is a native Windows app for x64 and ARM64 that also runs agents inside WSL for repos that live there.
our verdict
Clor is the pick if you want real per-task containers, cloud runners and Claude and Codex working together, and don't mind a hosted control plane and an account. If you want parallel agents kept local, any agent, git in your hands and no account, Pane is the better fit.
how we checked
On October 3, 2026 we installed Clor's CLI 1.9.182 inside WSL2 (Ubuntu 24.04) on Windows 11 and ran its local agent and review panes with Claude Code; its hosted spaces sit behind a sign-in, so those facts come from its docs, pricing and FAQ. Pane 2.4.155 ran on the same PC.
Facts about each product come from its own docs, release notes and, where public, source code, checked on October 3 and 4, 2026.
- What we ran
- → Pane 2.4.155 on Windows 11, native and WSL2 (Ubuntu 24.04) repos
- → Clor CLI 1.9.182 in WSL2 on the same PC, local agent and review panes
- Who wrote this
- We make Pane, so we have a stake in this. We tried to be fair: Clor's strengths are listed as plainly as Pane's, every claim was checked against the product itself or its docs and source, and the screenshots are unedited captures from our own runs.
- Corrections
- If anything here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we'll fix it and update the date at the top. Open an issue on GitHub
- Sources
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By Parsa Khazaeepoul, co-founder of Pane. .